Panasonic G7 vs Sony WX9

Lets examine more in depth at the Panasonic G7 and Sony WX9, one being a Advanced Mirrorless and the latter is a Ultracompact by competitors Panasonic and Sony. The image resolution of the G7 (16MP) and the WX9 (16MP) is pretty comparable but the G7 (Four Thirds) and WX9 (1/2.3") come with totally different sensor measurements.

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The G7 was announced 4 years later than the WX9 and that is a fairly big gap as far as camera technology is concerned. Both of these cameras come with different body type with the Panasonic G7 being a SLR-style mirrorless camera and the Sony WX9 being a Ultracompact camera.

Before getting through a detailed comparison, below is a brief view of how the G7 scores versus the WX9 with regard to portability, imaging, features and an overall grade.

Below is a preview of the gallery images for Panasonic Lumix DMC-G7 and Sony Cyber-shot DSC-WX9. The whole galleries are viewable at Panasonic G7 Gallery and Sony WX9 Gallery.

If you're planning to lug around your camera regularly, you're going to have to factor its weight and measurements. The Panasonic G7 has outside dimensions of 125mm x 86mm x 77mm (4.9" x 3.4" x 3.0") having a weight of 410 grams (0.90 lbs) whilst the Sony WX9 has proportions of 95mm x 56mm x 20mm (3.7" x 2.2" x 0.8") and a weight of n/a grams (0.00 lbs).

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Take into consideration, the weight of an Interchangeable Lens Camera will change depending on the lens you are utilizing at that moment. Following is the front view measurements comparison of the G7 versus the WX9.

Looking at dimensions and weight, the portability grade of the G7 and WX9 is 71 and 99 respectively.

Normally, it can be hard to visualise the gap in sensor measurements just by seeing specs. The photograph here will provide you a greater sense of the sensor sizes in the G7 and WX9.

All in all, each of these cameras posses the exact same megapixel count albeit not the same sensor measurements. The G7 comes with the bigger sensor which should make achieving shallower DOF simpler. The more recent G7 is going to have a benefit with regard to sensor tech.